Bunging apparatus.



PATENTED JULY 4 1905.

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.1 OSEPH P.

Patented July 41, 19011.

if aireiar BAUMGARTNER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 79 1,0755, dated July 1, 1905.

Uriginal application filed August 26, 1902, Serial No. 121,101. Divided andthis application filed June 9, 1904. Serial No. 211,792.

.To all whom, 11;; may concern.-

Be it known that I, Josnru 1. BAUMGART- nun, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful li'nprovement in Bringing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an improvement in bunging apparatus, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed, this application being a division of my ap 'ilication for patent for an improvement in bungs, filed August 26, 1902, tierial No. 121,101.

My novel form of buuging apparatus is employed in conjunction or connection with a pipe of the usual form that is driven into the barrel, as shown, or which can also be used in connection with the shank of a spigot, the object being to prevent the bung from becoming free within the barrel, as is usual when the bung is driven into the same.

in the form of apparatus where a bung is driven into the barrel it is necessary to remove the same before refilling, which is objectionable on account of the time and trouble necessary, and my device is designed to avoid this.

Figure 1 represents a central vertical section of a bunging apparatus embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a sectional view of said bunging apparatus applied to the head of the barrel to receive the shank of the spigot. Fig. 3 represents a section of the bushing employed. Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of a casing adapted to be inserted in the bushing. Fig. 5 represents a side elevation of a plug employed in connection with the casing shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 represents a top plan view of the bung employed in connection with the bringing apparatus. Fig 7 represents atop plan view of the casing employed.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a barrel, and 2 the bushing, the latter being screw -threaded exteriorly, as at 3, to be secured in the barrel and having the usual flange at for obvious reasons. The outer end of the opening through the bushing is enlarged to form a ledge or shoulder 5, whlle at the inner end of the bushing and diametrically opposite are liiigs 6, the inner side of which have the inclined faces 7 and the seats 8.

9 designates a casing, as best seen in Fig. 1, in which is also shown the lower end portion of a plug 10, the latter being shown in detail in Fig. 5. The upper portion of the casing 9 is provided with the gasket 11 and projections 12 and by means of which it is secured within the bushing. The interior of the casing 9 is open, being provided with an inwardly-facing shoulder 13 near its upper end to hold a packing-ring let. The lower end of the casing 9 is screw-threzuled to receive the screw-threaded portion 15 of the plug l0, the upper end. of said plug being conveniently enlarged, as shown at 16, so as to engage and hold the packing-ring 1 1 between it and the shoulder 13. As shown in Fig. 1, the lower end of the plug is provided intcriorly with a seat 17, and below said seat is an enlargement 18, having in wardly-projecting lugs 11) at the extreme end of said plug. The plug 20 is provided with the inclined faces 2.1, the periphery of said bung being cut away at 22 to permit the inclined faces to pass by the lugs 19, so that when the bung is turned said faces 21 ride upon the lugs 19 and compress the rubber packing and washer 23 against the seat 17. The upper end of the bung is provided with a squared central projection 21, while the other end thereof is provided with a projection 25, a chain 26 or other connecting-piece being fastened thereto and to a convenient place on the plug 10.

In Fig. 1 my invention is shown in the position the parts assume before the tube 27 is inserted into the barrel. The end of this tube is provided with a squared opening .28 to engage the projection 2 1, although it is understood that the relation of the parts may be reversed, if desired, so long as the bung 9.0 can be turned by the tube 27. When it is desired to remove the bung and insert the tube, the latter is first passed through the packing-ring 14-, which tightly engages the same to form a suitable joint, and then after being engaged with the bung 20 the tube 27 is turned, which disengages the bayonet-joint between the bung 20 and the plug 10, allow- IOO ing the bung to fall within the barrel-for the said casing and plug, andaremovablebung instance, to the position seen in Fig. l after which thetube 27 can be inserted to the full extent. It is noted, however, that when the barrel is empty and before refilling the easing 9 can be removed from the bushing and will carry with it the bung 2O fastened thereto. The said bung is inserted in an obvious manner and by use of any suitable tool engaging with projection can be turned from the inner end of the plug to compress the washer 23 to make a tight joint with the seat 17.

The parts shown in Fig. 2 are constructed the same as described with relation to Fig. 1 and may be placed within the head of the barrel. The stem 29 corresponds to the tube 27, and I have shown a washer 30 between the shoulder 31 on the spigot and the outer end portion 32 of the casing 9. It will be noted that the casing 9 is provided with a suitable groove 38, in which is seated the gasket 11, and said gasket is provided with a shoulder 34, that rests upon the shoulder 5 of the bushing 2, while the lower portion 35 of the gasket fits within the bushing below said shoulder 5. The projections 12 are provided with inclined faces 36, which are so arranged that by a proper turn of the casing 9 the inclined faces 7 on the bushing engage with said inclined faces 36 on the casing 9, which is hereby depressed, causing the gasket 11 to be firmly seated upon the shoulder 5 of the bushing. The casing 9 is provided with the lugs 37 in order that the same may be engaged by a proper implement or tool to remove and insert the said casing, and in addition said lugs act as a lock for the spigot when the same is in position in the casing, the spigot being provided with suitable cut-away portions to permit the passage of the lugs.

It will be evident that various changes may be made by those skilled in the art which may come within the scope of my invention, and I do not, therefore, desire to be limited in every instance to the exact construction herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a bunging apparatus, a casing having an interiorly-situated packing-ring, a removable rotatable bung at the inner end of said casing,said bung constructed to be both bodily removable from the inner end of the casing and bodily rotatably locked and unlocked Within the same by the tube through which the liquid is to be withdrawn, and a flexible connection between the bung and easing, said bung being adapted to be disengaged from its actuating means and to drop away from the casing.

2. In a bunging apparatus, a casing having a removable plug at its inner end, an interiorly-situated packing-ring secured between at the inner end of said casing, said bung constructed to be both bodily removable and bodily rotatable within the same by the tube through which the liquid is to be withdrawn, said bung being provided with a compressible washer and compressing-lugs, and a flexible connection between the bung and the inner end of the casing whereby the bung is bodily separated from the casing and allowed to bodily fall from the same when released therefrom.

3. In a bunging apparatus, a casing, a removable plug, a seat at the inner end of said casing, and a removable bung at the inner end of said casing rotatably disconnectible from said plug, said bung being provided with a compressible washer rotatable bodily with the bung and compressing-lugs and being removable through the inner end of the casing and bodily separable from its casing and secured thereby by a flexible connecting-piece, said bung being constructed to be both bodily removed and bodily rotatably unlocked by the tube through which the liquid is to be withdrawn.

a. In a bunging apparatus, a casing, a seat at the inner end thereof, lugs exterior of said seat, a bung rotatably compressible and separable from its support and having projections adapted to engage said lugs and hold said bung against said seat, said bung being further provided with a polygonal projection and a compressible washer and a flexible connection between said bung and easing, said bung being bodily rotatable for locking and unlocking and bodily separable from the casing by the tube through which the liquid is to be withdrawn to drop clear of the casing when removed.

5. In a bunging apparatus, a casing, a bung removably secured at the inner end thereof and a removable plug, said bung being adapted to be secured and released by a partial revolution thereof by the tube through which the liquid is to be withdrawn and being bodily separable from said plug in combination with said tube adapted to be inserted into said casing and provided with means for engaging said bung to bcdily rotate and disengage it from the casing.

6. In a bunging apparatus, a casing having a seat at its inner end, lugs exterior to said seat, a bung mounted to be bodily rotatably locked and unlocked bodily separable from the casing by the tube through which the liquid is to be withdrawn and connected with said casing by means of a flexible connection, said bung being provided with cam-faces adapted to engage said lugs, so that by turning the hung the latter is forced against said seat and said tube adapted to be inserted into said casing to disengage the bung therefrom and allow it to drop within the receptacle.

7. In a bunging apparatus, a bung rotatably held to and bodily separable from its casrotors ing and removably secured Within the same and adapted to be released by a partial bodily revolution thereof, and a delivery-tube adapted to be inserted into said banging apparatus to both directly engage and rotate said bung to disengage it from its support and from said means and force it inward entirely from the casing.

lo a lounging apparatus, a bung rotatably held to and bodily separable from its casing and removably secured therein and provided with a head at its outer end, said bung constructed to be secured or released by a partial bodily revolution thereof, in combination With a pipe having an opening in the end thereof to receive said head and by means of which said bung can be rotated to disengage and bodily forcing it from the casing, said spigot being provided with means for engaging said bunging apparatus for securing the spigot thereto.

JQEEEPH P. l-lAUhflGAR'lNER.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. VVT'EDE usn um, U. l). iiloVAr. 

